Definition

Placed before another term in a phrase.

Example

In the sentence, the preposed adjective describes the noun that follows it.

Conversation

I was reading a sentence with a preposed adjective today.

Oh really? What was the example?

It was something like 'the tall man' where 'tall' comes before 'man'.

That makes sense! I didn’t know that had a special term.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Preposed → It is formed from "pre-" (meaning before) and "pose" (from Latin "ponere", meaning to place). The word "preposed" means placed before or in advance of something else.

Memory Tip

Think of something being 'placed' ('pose') 'before' ('pre-') — that's why preposed means something that is placed in advance.

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